All terrain retrieval vehicle for medical emergencies
OwnerBrian E. Carrier, Anthony Wilesinventors
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Abstract
A vehicle for fighting fires, retrieving hazardous materials, performing rescues and providing emergency medical services in remote areas comprises an all terrain vehicle suitably equipped for the task it is intended to carry out. As a vehicle for retrieving hazardous materials, it is equipped with a crane (202) to lift a container (204) of waste onto its deck (206). For emergency medical services and searches and rescues, it has a full length protective wire mesh (252) over driver and occupants and a stretcher (254) elevated on cabinetry (258) so that the stretcher extends over the seat back to fit within the confines of the mesh.
Claims7
An apparatus, comprising:
- an all terrain vehicle having a cab with a front seat and a rear area, said front seat being located in a front seat area of said cab;
- cabinetry carried by said all terrain vehicle in said rear area, said cabinetry having a top surface level with said front seat;
- a frame carried by said all terrain vehicle wherein a metal mesh is carried by said frame, said frame and said mesh being positioned to protect occupants of said all terrain vehicle who are located in said front seat and in said rear area from external objects that approach said vehicle from each of a front direction and at least one side direction as said vehicle moves across terrain;
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- said all terrain vehicle being drivable across terrains that include at least uneven ground, mud, deep water, heavy swamps, and slippery ground.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an all terrain vehicle having a cab with a front seat and a rear area, said front seat being located in a front seat area of said cab;
- a stretcher carried by said all terrain vehicle;
- a frame carried by said all terrain vehicle wherein a metal mesh is carried by said frame, said frame and said mesh being positioned to protect occupants of said all terrain vehicle who are located in said front seat and in said rear area from external objects that approach said vehicle from each of a front direction and at least one side direction as said vehicle moves across terrain;
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- cabinetry carried by said all terrain vehicle in said rear area, said cabinetry having a top surface level with said front seat and adapted to support at least a portion of said stretcher, said stretcher being contained and protected from external objects that approach said vehicle from each of a front direction and at least one side direction by said frame and said metal mesh;
- said all terrain vehicle being drivable across terrains that include at least uneven ground, mud, deep water, heavy swamps, and slippery ground.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an all terrain vehicle having a cab with a front seat and a rear area, said front seat being located in a front seat area of said cab;
- a stretcher carried by said all terrain vehicle;
- a frame carried by said all terrain vehicle wherein a metal mesh is carried by said frame, said frame and said mesh being positioned to protect occupants of said all terrain vehicle who are located in said front seat and in said rear area from external objects that approach said vehicle from each of a front direction and at least one side direction as said vehicle moves across terrain;
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- comprising cabinetry carried by said all terrain vehicle in said rear area, said cabinetry having a top surface level with said front seat and adapted to support at least a portion of said stretcher, said stretcher being contained and protected from external objects that approach said vehicle from each of a front direction and at least one side direction by said frame and said metal mesh, said metal mesh covering said cab including said rear area;
- said all terrain vehicle being drivable across terrains that include at least uneven ground, mud, deep water, heavy swamps, and slippery round.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.